Maybe originally it had a feathered plume?
I think it's meant to be a faux tortoise shell finish.
When did Wedgwood sign it's pieces with only an initial?
Unless the W is an M.
It's an interesting shape, whether you're Hindu or not.
That's my kind of a haul!
Have you had them authenticated as 1st editions, had the signatures authenticated as original and not facsimile?
Gotheborg is pretty much the go-to site for identifying Asiatic ceramic marks: https://gotheborg.com/marks/marksintroduction.shtml
You might look for a Czech company called Haas & Czjzek.
Looks like it's based on a Hindu thing called a vajra (thunderbolt): [ATTACH]
Looking at that tray: did you know that Nestle's Kit Kat is the top selling candy in Japan? A national obsession. All kinds of unique varieties...
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Taken at Le Lapin Agile, c1905. You can see Picasso's "Au Lapin Agile" hanging on the back wall in this photo. The guy with the guitar is the...
Are there marks on the hinged pin itself?
Robust! Rubenesque!
Its had a lot of wear.
When you turn the wheel, does the center move as well, or do those dividers make a sort-of clacking noise?
Definitely a copy (there's plenty out there), but by who..? https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5402348
Something like that could be on laid paper (shown in the photo), but by 1830, wove paper would be just as likely if not more so. (The first...
Don't know, but that's a nice plate. Wouldn't be surprised if it has some serious age to it.
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